Bank: No cats on 100-yuan note
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="abuzz">abuzz</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inconspicuous">inconspicuous</span> <span word="illustration">illustration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($16) <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="imaginations">imaginations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="portrait">portrait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="Zedong">Zedong</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, 28,000 <span word="related">related</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="blogging">blogging</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="RMB">RMB</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1948. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="circulated">circulated</span> <span word="RMB">RMB</span> <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="denominations">denominations</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rotate">rotate</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> 90 <span word="degrees">degrees</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="prints">prints</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="Zedong">Zedong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="portrait">portrait</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="kneeling">kneeling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="funny">funny</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="before">before</span>?" <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, 26, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prints">prints</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lacquerware">lacquerware</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Warring">Warring</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Period">Period</span> (475 - 221 <span word="BC">BC</span>). <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prints">prints</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span>.</p><p><span word="Questions">Questions</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="note">note</span>?</p><p>2. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span>?</p>
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